Interpol issues red notice against Rinda
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: The Interpol has issued a red corner notice (RCN) against gangsterturned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu, alias Rinda, whose role is being probed in a number of terror activities in Punjab in the past few months.
The development came hours after a red notice was issued against Canada-based gangster Satinderjit Singh, alias Goldy Brar, for his involvement in the killing of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala.
Belonging to Tarn Taran, Rinda is suspected to be operating from Pakistan and is connected to the banned pro-Khalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa International and works in coordination with the ISI, a senior intelligence officer said.
An RCN, which is issued by Interpol on the request of a member country, allows the arrest and detention of a fugitive abroad. A senior CBI official said that after the issuance of the RCN, the process to enable Rinda’s extradition will begin.
Police probe into various terror attacks in Punjab has revealed that Rinda hired local gangsters to carry out grenade
attacks outside the army base in Pathankot and CIA police station in SBS Nagar in November last year, outside a police post in Rupnagar district in March and the RPG attack on the intelligence headquarters in Mohali last month. His name also emerged after the recovery of IEDs from gangsters during a joint operation of the Punjab and Haryana Police in Karnal.
Rinda, who allegedly moved to Pakistan using a fake passport in 2018, is also wanted in around 25 cases of murder, contract killing, robbery, extortion and snatchings across Rupnagar, Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar.